US4690828AExpiredUtility

Coagulated food made from brown algae

Assignee: KITAHARA NAGAKOPriority: Apr 11, 1984Filed: Apr 11, 1985Granted: Sep 1, 1987
Est. expiryApr 11, 2004(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Nagako Kitahara
A23L 17/60A23L 29/256
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Abstract

A coagulated food made from brown algae of at least two kinds of brown algae A and B, which is prepared by dissolving the brown alga A to form a viscous liquid which is interspersed with fibrous or solid portions of an undissolved matter, mixing said viscous liquid with finely divided particles of the brown alga B, coagulating and leaching with water the obtained mixture.

Claims

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       1. A coagulated food product made from brown algae comprising: at least two different kinds of brown algae, the food product is prepared by dissolving a first kind of brown algae in a chelating agent to form a viscous liquid which is interspersed with fibrous, solid portions of the brown algae which are undissolved,   mixing the viscous liquid and interspersed fibrous, solid portions of undissolved brown algae with finely divided particles of a second brown algae,   coagulating the mixture by immersion into a chemical which will cause coagulation,   and leaching the coagulated mixture with water.   
     
     
       2. A coagulated food product made from brown algae as set forth in claim 1 wherein said first brown algae is kombu (Laminaria) and said second brown algae is wakame (Undaria), and the weight ration of the former to the latter is within the range of 3:1 to 1:2. 
     
     
       3. A coagulated food made from brown algae as set forth in claim 1 wherein the size of the portions of said undissolved first brown algae is within range of 0.5 to 2 mm in length.

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